Originally posted by 98 SE:
Originally posted by Fmr12B:
In the OP's request, he said image car. All Hyundais are utilitarian vehicles that carry zero status. Perception is everything so I wuld stay the fock away from a Hyundai.


Beg to differ .. he said image, not status. Hyundais certainly have an image, particularly new upper models -- that you're economic and smart. (Have you seen the new Sonata and Azera? Not utilitarian in my dictionary...)

Now if he was going for status, I'd say otherwise.



So what your saying is that anyone who buys '06 Sonata or Azera is economic and smart?

Nope, sorry, not believing it one bit. Hyundais depreciate far too fast to be called a good economic decision. Maybe, if you hold onto the car for 7yrs, but in reality few people hold onto cars that long so I'm nixing that idea. Hell any car is a good economic decision if you hold onto it long enough

Reality is that perception is everything and while 5% of the general pop believe a Huyundai is a good bargain, the other 95% just think your'e a cheap bastard for buying a POS Korean car. Sorry Matt but that is reality!

And remember, in life it is not what you think but what everyone else thinks that is important.




Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars ~ Hobart Brown